
Based on the September 2025 LinkedIn article The Ghost of Consulting Past: Consulting of Past, Present, & Future Part 2 by StephenG Smith's In the Middle of Consulting newsletter this episode continues the September theme of "Consulting of Past, Present, & Future". This week our AI hosts Lily and Ethan share the details on consulting roots going back to the 1800s up through present day as they look at how the industry has built up to where it is today.